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The 5 Laws of Agency

How to Stay in Control When the World Falls Apart

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Pub Date Dec 03 2025 | Archive Date Jun 30 2026


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Description

You do not need to be fixed.

You are not overwhelmed because you are weak.

You are overwhelmed because modern life is forcing the human mind to do something it was never designed to do.

The 5 Laws of Agency is not a motivation book, a productivity system, or a self help manual. It is a structural diagnosis of why capable, intelligent people feel burned out, scattered, and quietly lost, and how to take control back in a world that keeps accelerating.

Most people assume their exhaustion comes from stress, poor habits, or personal failure. They try harder, optimize more, and blame themselves when nothing changes. But the real problem is structural. Modern life places an impossible cognitive and emotional load on the individual mind, stripping away clarity, direction, and agency.

This book explains what is actually happening.

Drawing on psychology, systems thinking, and real world observation, The 5 Laws of Agency introduces five foundational laws that govern agency. The ability to remain yourself in conditions designed to pull you away from yourself.

You will learn why interpretation matters more than circumstances, why time management fails when energy is misaligned, why speed without direction leads to burnout, why the brain must be used for navigation instead of storage, and why leverage matters more than effort in an accelerating world.

This is not a book you skim and forget. It is a framework you return to as you rebuild clarity, direction, and inner stability from the ground up.

The goal is not to make life easier.

The goal is to help you remain yourself in a world designed to pull you apart.

You do not need to be fixed.

You are not overwhelmed because you are weak.

You are overwhelmed because modern life is forcing the human mind to do something it was never designed to do.

The 5 Laws...


Advance Praise

"Concise and every word useful. I needed this book as I am misaligned in a job that I shouldn't have taken. There are frames I have had to adjust just to survive (chapt 1), I started the day with direction to keep me sane (2), and I'm working to minimise energy sappers (3) - the list goes on.

This book is like a short bracing shower when you're feeling groggy about your life. Best of all - it doesn't blame YOU. It blames the system which, at my workplace, is really what the problems is.

Thank you Mr Jenkins."

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"When I first picked up this book, I had no idea how deeply it would resonate with me. Burnout and overwhelm are all too familiar, and I’ve often questioned why the harder I work to accomplish things, the busier and longer my days seem to become.

Jonathan Jenkins thoughtfully challenges the traditional approaches we’re taught to accept—especially when it comes to time management. I found his perspective refreshing and eye-opening, as it runs counter to the common narrative most people simply buy into as truth."

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"I can’t recommend this book enough. It’s a quick and accessible read, but the principles and practices it presents are genuinely impactful. With the world, and our daily lives, busier than ever, making systemic changes in how we approach our time and priorities isn’t just helpful; it’s essential. This book could be exactly what you need to spark meaningful change in both your personal and professional life."

"Concise and every word useful. I needed this book as I am misaligned in a job that I shouldn't have taken. There are frames I have had to adjust just to survive (chapt 1), I started the day with...


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Concise and every word useful. I needed this book as I am misaligned in a job that I shouldn't have taken. There are frames I have had to adjust just to survive (chapt 1), I started the day with direction to keep me sane (2), and I'm working to minimise energy sappers (3) - the list goes on.

This book is like a short bracing shower when you're feeling groggy about your life. Best of all - it doesn't blame YOU. It blames the system which, at my workplace, is really what the problems is.

Thank you Mr Jenkins.

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